, 1887-02-17
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FROM W.ednesday,s daily.

IUIstSeTiuK OtoNkTccuOtt'cco. Huu
his about grnss time.
i. Edgar Meek, rel lorter OF the re-
liable Bradstreet mercantile agency,
is In the city looking into the
standing Of the business men Of this
place.
Montieth, Seitenbach 4 Flynn,
proprietor OF tho White House, con-
template putting in ut Wurdner u
big branch store early in the coming
spring.
There was typical specimen OF
the Buffalo Bill class on the streets
last night, from whom many OF those
out after hours derived considerable
amusement.
The fogs that have n habit Of COM
ing up after night and settling down
over the town so thick as to almost
Obliterate the electric lights are any
thing but pleasant or healthy.
A clerk In the Boston store held Il
ticket that drew $500 In the last
drawing OF the Louisiana lottery, at
least that was the report in circula-
tion yesterday.
A. II. Bandle, the mail clerk on
the road, who came In few days
since laid out with an attack OF ill
ness, has gone to Waukesha, Wis,
where he will give the famous min
eral springs OF that place chance to
bruce him up.
Hon. John II. Fem, of Waverly,
was In the city yesterday. The gen.
tleman Is looking well, although
seemingly somewhat grayer than
when last here. He reports a much
heavier fall of snow In his section
than around here.
There are few more seats re-
manning unsOld for the Abbott per-
formance. Those who wish to hear
this queen of song, an opportunity
that may never he presented again,
should secure seat OF once before
the last is taken.
Never since the Northern Pacific
was first completed has there been
so much trouble running trains AS
this winter. But it has been the
same experience of all trans-cOnti-
mental and eastern roads. Altogether
and it has been very unusual win.
ter.
" Harry Hayward Is figuring on n
new opera house that 1t Is limited
will be up within the next ninety
days. If the city secures one before
next winter--that is to say a neat,
modernly constructed opera house.
everybody will be contented. 1t Is
evident the great want must be sup
piled this season, anyhow.
In the item published elsewhere
in this issue on the Spokane Ice
company's enterprise. 1t fails to state
that I. r. Benhan, the well-knOwn
builder, has had the entire manage
ment of affairs since the project was
first set on foot, and the way he has
rushed the work shows that the gen.
tleman has lost none of his old time
activity ard business ability.
The ball given at Cheney Monday
night was one of the best patrOnized
and most enjoyable public parties
ever known In that place. 1t Is
pleasant to know that Spokane Falls
contributed largely to the success OF
the affair, there being not less than
thirty representatives OF this city
present.
8. Haas, of the Boston store, will
leave Saturday for New York, where
he goes to purchase a complete stock
of dress and dry goods for the spring
and summer trade. Mr.. Haas will
be accompanied on the trip by his
wife. Mr.. III. knows what this mar
ket wants in the way of fine goods
and he will bring back selection OF
novelties that will catch the popular
taste.
An immense quantity of ice has
been put up during the past month.
Besides three dealers representing
an aggregate of between 2,300 and
$500 tons, all the breweries, four in
number, have in sufficient supply
to keep them running, while several
saloons and private individuals have
put up enough to run them over
most OF the summer. There would
seem to be no reason why the COM
munity should not keep good and
cool this year.
j. G.. Jones, who was the first to
enter into the ice business in this
city and who has kept ii up for sew
eral years, is not out of the field this
season. Mr.. Jones has Il large ice
house up on Hangman creek and has
put up some 300 tons of choice ice
ranging from ten to fourteen inches
in thickness and perfectly pure. He
left number of samples .Of his ice
about town yesterday and 1t cannot
be surpassed in the line of frozen
water. He will serve customers
again next summer.
On last Monday some of our busi-
ness men took Gen. Curry and Judge
Houghton some five or six miles up
the Palouse river to the summit of Il
butte near the Cove i'm Nez Perce
county. where they had a ,nagnlf-
cent view of the Palouse basin. The
rolling hills of Deep Creek, dotted
with farm houses, with Gold Hill
and vast forest of waving ever
greens for background, formed q
grand panoramic view that brought
forth exclamations OF admiration
from each of the party. The Judge
pointed his finger towards the distant
forests and said, "There is what is
worth more than all the agricultural
land in sipht.O That is true, but we